Foster Care is a subset of Substitute Care Placements. About two-thirds of all children placed by DFPS are in Foster Care Placements. Visit dfps.state.tx.us for information on substitute care placements and all DFPS programs.

Population Data Source: Population Estimates and Projections Program, Texas State Data Center, Office of the State Demographer and the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Current Population Estimates and Projections Data are as of September 2017.